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Marine shot by O.C. deputy is buried in Illinois hometown
L.A. NOWThe unarmed U.S. Marine who was fatally shot by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy in a darkened high school parking lot in February, was buried Friday afternoon after a service in his hometown of Joliet, Ill. Sgt. Manuel Loggins Jr.,...... -
John Goeken dies at 80; founder of MCI
John "Jack" Goeken, a prolific entrepreneur who founded telecommunications giant MCI and pioneered in-flight telephone service, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 80.
Goeken died Thursday at a hospital in his hometown of Joliet, Ill.,...Tags: University of New Hampshire, Companies and Corporations, Colleges and Universities
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The accordion holds a lofty place
MOST people think of the accordion, if they think of it at all, as a social instrument, wheezing out polkas and folk tunes. The sound of it brings to mind French cafes, Mexican plazas, German beer gardens, Argentine nightclubs. Nick Ariondo, perhaps the...Tags: Cole Porter, Music Industry, Kurt Weill, University of Southern California, Duke Ellington
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Gas nears record high in Wichita, refinery shut downs to blame
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsGas prices in Wichita hit their highest price since July of 2008, when the city set a record. Tuesday morning, the price of regular unleaded jumped 10 cents at most stations around Wichita to $3.89 a gallon. Jim Hanni with AAA Kansas says the last time...Tags: BP Plc, AAA, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Support group for clergy sex-abuse victims asks Lexington bishop to investigate priest
The Lexington Herald-LeaderA support group for clergy sex abuse victims is urging the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington to investigate and punish a priest suspended over sex abuse allegations. The priest is living in McCreary County. David Clohessy, executive director of the...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Chicago Tribune, Religion and Belief
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Former pastor who ran off with 16-year-old girl gets 5 years in prison
St. Paul Pioneer PressA former pastor who was having sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl and tried to take her to Mexico was sentenced this week to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Two gross misdemeanor...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Trials, Mexico
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Officials demand more information about proposed immigration detention center
Special to the TribuneJoliet City Councilman Jim McFarland wants to hear firsthand – and publicly – what Corrections Corp. of America plans to do if it builds an immigration detention center in Joliet. McFarland, who called for a public meeting to learn about...Tags: Politics, Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Frankfort mayor, clerk, trustees back in fold
Mayor Jim Holland, Village Clerk Robert Kennedy and Trustees Todd Morgan, Dick Trevarthan and Douglas Morgan are back for four more years. They were sworn in for new terms May 6 during the Village Board meeting, with state Rep. Renee Kosel, R-New Lenox,...
Tags: Politics, Heart Surgery, Local Government, Renee Kosel, Frankfort
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Oak Park teacher receives Golden Apple
John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the...
Tags: Teachers, High Schools, Walter Payton, Teaching and Learning, Niles
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Indy rail service to speed freight
Associated PressEconomic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards and help transform the capital into more of a...Tags: Vancouver (Canada), Road Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Norfolk Southern Corporation
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Steelworkers to vote on proposed 6-year contract with Caterpillar
— The United Steelworkers union will vote Tuesday on a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would freeze wages, increase contributions to health care costs and offer senior employees fewer protections. The proposed agreement covers...Tags: China, Politics, Caterpillar Inc., Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace
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Chicago area unemployment rate ticks up in March
The rate of unemployment across the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville region ticked up by 0.5 point to 9.5 percent in March, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Overall, local unemployment rates increased in...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Unemployment, Employment, Naperville
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